This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 21:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 48th strongest of the 131 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 4:26PM EDT until March 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 16,617 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 3, 2026 · score 57 · 11.2 km
- March 20, 2026 · score 43 · 14.2 km
- June 26, 2026 · score 34 · 16.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 78 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 38.5333, -76.2556 |
| Nearest City | Easton (30 km) |
| Population Exposed | 16.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T20:26:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.35f0100d782c4562b57f7b0f47da8509 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point; Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 4:26PM EDT until March 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T17:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.35f0100d782c4562b57f7b0f47da85096f78db6d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80f7a014c8b26093c7249762dacbc1f5e12544a9.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Easton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.